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What the Ocean Does to the Land is a free printable Grade 5 science worksheet on how the ocean shapes the coast, the climate and living things, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 5-ESS2-1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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What the Ocean Does to the Land

5-ESS2-1

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Draw a line from each one to its effect.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons
  • Waves pound a soft cliff
  • Waves carry sand along the shore
  • Storm waves crash onto a beach
  • A.A long spit of sand grows out across a bay
  • B.Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower
  • C.The coast is worn back a little more each year
  • D.The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Very warm ocean water feeds a storm
  • Water evaporates from the warm ocean
  • Salt spray blows over the cliff top
  • The Arctic sea freezes over in winter
  • A.Only plants that can bear salt grow there
  • B.A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast
  • C.Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals
  • D.Clouds form that bring rain to the land

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Answer key — What the Ocean Does to the Land

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A cool breeze blows in off the sea on summer afternoons — D (The coastal town stays cooler than towns inland) 2. Waves pound a soft cliff — C (The coast is worn back a little more each year) 3. Waves carry sand along the shore — A (A long spit of sand grows out across a bay) 4. Storm waves crash onto a beach — B (Sand is dragged away and the beach gets narrower)
  2. 2.1. Very warm ocean water feeds a storm — B (A hurricane grows strong and batters the coast) 2. Water evaporates from the warm ocean — D (Clouds form that bring rain to the land) 3. Salt spray blows over the cliff top — A (Only plants that can bear salt grow there) 4. The Arctic sea freezes over in winter — C (Polar bears can walk out on the ice to hunt seals)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5-ESS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.